UCAPAN PERASMIAN YB DATO’ SRI ROHANI ABDUL KARIM

MENTERI PEMBANGUNAN WANITA,

KELUARGA DAN MASYARAKAT

SEMPENA

THE MAT WEAVERS TALE GRAND FINALE

DEWAN MASYARAKAT BAKUN RESETTLEMENT SCHEME, SUNGAI ASAP, BELAGA

16 MEI 2016 (ISNIN)

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[SALUTASI]

Hadirin yang dihormati sekalian.

Assalamualaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh, Salam Sejahtera dan

Salam Sehati Sejiwa.

MUKADIMAH

1. Terima kasih, Sayu Kenep or thank you to Peng Doh Belaga for the

invitation to witness a truly amazing feat, the longest handwomen mat

in the world that has been measured at 1,000 metres. Your weavers

should feel proud for your achievement, and I think Malaysians should

also feel proud that the record currently held by Sweden has been

broken by Malaysia today. Tahniah dan syabas atas pencapaian ini,

kepada semua penganyam yang telah menyumbangkan tenaga dan

masa supaya rekod lama iaitu 700 metre dipecahkan.

2. Di kesempatan ini, saya juga ingin mengucapkan tahniah kepada pihak

penganjur Peng Doh Belaga dan juga Sarawak Energy Board kerana

telah bekerjasama untuk membuat impian Peng Doh Belaga menjadi

kenyataan. Saya sedar projek sebegini tidak mudah untuk dijalankan,

bukan sahaja dari segi logistik dan komunikasi tetapi bajet yang

memerlukan belanja yang begitu banyak termasuk bahan mentah

seperti rotan yang digunakan dan juga krew kamera filem selama tiga

bulan supaya dunia tahu menghargai cerita di sebalik penghasilan

sebuah tikar yang begitu panjang.

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3. These kinds of project takes vision, commitment and dedication. I

applaud Sarawak Energy Board for support this beautiful project, not

only as a mat that breaks a record but also as a documentation of the

lives of the Orang Ulu People at this point and the successful

resettlement projects for the people of Bakun and Murum Dam.

PENG DOH BELAGA

4. I have known Peng Doh Belaga as an Organisation for 15 years now.

I know that they are 32 years old and still going strong under the

supervision of Datin Sri Debong Anyi. Peng Doh Belaga is also the

treasurer for the National Council for Women’s Organisation (NCWO)

Sarawak branch. 5. Saya begitu bangga dengan kewajipan Peng Doh Belaga yang tidak

pernah kenal putus asa untuk sentiasa menjalankan projek-projek

sosio ekonomi sebegini untuk membantu menaik taraf kehidupan

masyarakat di Belaga. Saya juga dimaklumkan bahawa Peng Doh

telah menjalankan projek CSR dengan SEB apabila kediaman

penempatan semula Murum dimulakan. Syabas! Inilah yang kita

inginkan daripada NGO kita. 6. The Ministry supports wholeheartedly such projects which encourage

rural communities to work together. I hope this mat and the video

documentary will travel far, as a symbol of what Malaysia women can

achieve.

7. Sekali lagi, Syabas dan tahniah kepada semua yang terlibat untuk

membuat dan menganyam tikar terpanjang dunia menjadi kenyataan.

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AGENDA PEMERKASAAN DAN PENGUPAYAAN WANITA SEBAGAI AGENDA NEGARA

8. Agenda pemerkasaan dan pengupayaan wanita sentiasa mendepani

agenda utama di dalam setiap Rancangan Lima Tahun Malaysia.

Agenda ini sangat jelas digariskan dalam Dasar Wanita Negara dan

Pelan Tindakan Pembangunan Wanita yang bertujuan untuk

menjamin pembangunan dan pengupayaan wanita dengan

mengarusperdanakan kepentingan wanita bagi mencapai potensi

mereka sepenuhnya dalam perancangan dan pembangunan Negara.

9. The economic programs that have been carried out for women are

based on the notion that if you empower a women, you empower a

nation. Based on that notion, economic empowerment programs that

have been introduced are The Single Mother Skills Incubator Program (I-KIT) and Women Entrepreneurial Incubator Program (I-KeuNita). I-KIT and I-KeuNita have been core programs since the 9 th

Malaysian Plan and has been introduced to decrease the poverty rate

and increase the quality of life of single parents and women as a whole.

Both these programs are based on the concept of incubator or hand

holding where single mothers and women will be given training in

tailoring, beauty therapy, handicrafts, childcare, tourism and food

processing. These participants will also be closely monitored to

improve the skills and knowledge, especially in the field of

entrepreneurship and business which enables them to generate

income and improve the quality of life.

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10. Ever since the program started in 2008 till 2015, some 2,359 single

mothers from the 5,082 participants from the I-Kit Program have

become small time enterpreneurs after going through the program for

6 months, with a recorded increase in income from RM500.00 to

RM750.00 after attending the program. As for the I-KeuNita program,

it reports that 19% of 7719 women that joined the program became

enterpreneurs after the program.

11. 1Malaysia Women Bazaar Program was introduced under the

Ministry’s 1 Malaysia Women’s Initiative for Self- Empowerment

(1MWISE) that is a core initiative under the National Blue Ocean

Strategy. It aims to increase the socioeconomic status and provide

support to women from low household incomes to market their

products in morning markets, Rural Transformation Centres and Urban

Transformation Centres throughout Malaysia.

PROGRAM KOMUNITI PERWANI

12. Pada 17 Mac 2013, Yang Amat Berhormat Datuk Seri Mohd.

Najib Tun Abdul Razak telah melancarkan Komuniti

PERWANI di bawah Strategi Lautan Biru Kebangsaan. PERWANI

mempunyai misi untuk mewujudkan 100,000 kumpulan jaringan wanita

PERWANI dengan ahli setiap kumpulan terdiri daripada 10 hingga 20

orang wanita di seluruh Malaysia yang bertindak sebagai agen

transformasi di komuniti masing-masing. Ini bermaksud kumpulan

PERWANI yang diwujudkan selain memberi maklumat dan

meningkatkan kefahaman masyarakat mengenai hala tuju kerajaan

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turut bertindak sebagai agen pelaksana program transformasi

komuniti.

13. Saya percaya wanita-wanita di sini dapat menjadi agen tranformasi

kebajikan negara dengan menyalurkan input dan maklumbalas

daripada penerima bantuan terutama di peringkat akar umbi untuk

tindakan selanjutnya oleh KPWKM.

14. To date, Sarawak has a number of 1107 groups with a number of

16,107 participants in the 31 parliamentary areas.

PESTA UBEK

15. I also have been invited to launch the Pesta Ubek which signifies the

incoming harvest festival, Gawai Dayak or in Kayan Doe Ledoh.

16. I have actually launched a Pesta Ubek here in Sungai Asap, 9 years

ago. The Pesta Ubek Organised by Peng Doh is unique because they

honour the Warga Emas or Senior Citizens on the day. I am happy

that this culture of respecting our senior citizens continues and is

celebrated annually by Peng Doh Belaga. Syabas saya ucapkan

kepada Jawatankuasa Peng Doh kerana meraikan satu hari khas

untuk Warga Emas penduduk Penempatan Semula Bakun.

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PENUTUP

17. Sebelum saya akhiri ucapan saya ini, suka saya nyatakan bahawa

wanita di negara ini sebenarnya amat bertuah kerana peranan dan

kedudukan mereka sentiasa diperlukan oleh Kerajaan untuk sama-

sama mencorakkan negara.

18. Congratulations once again to Peng Doh Belaga as the organizer for

the Longest Mat in the World! Thank you Sarawak Energy Board as

the main sponsor for the longest Mat in the World, to all who have made

this achievement possible, weavers and various agencies.

Dengan lafaz Bismillahirahmanirahim, saya melancarkan Majlis Pesta

Ubek 2016. Terima Kasih and Sayu Kenep!